2015 IAAF World Relays – Women's distance medley relay

Women's distance medley relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays
Venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates	2 May (final)
Competitors	24 from 6 nations
Winning time	10:36.50 (WR)
Medalists
Treniere Moser Sanya Richards-Ross Ajee' Wilson Shannon Rowbury United States   Selah Jepleting Busienei Joy Nakhumicha Sakari Sylivia Chematui Chesebe Virginia Nyambura Nganga Kenya   Katarzyna Broniatowska Monika Szczęsna Angelika Cichocka Sofia Ennaoui Poland

The women's distance medley relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 May.

With the pre-meet world record being set by an American University (Villanova University), the first running of this event at the international level made this a ripe candidate for a new record.

The race was competitive through the first leg, with Renelle Lamote of France have a marginal lead over Treniere Moser from the USA, with Kenyan Selah Jepleting Busienei just a step behind. Then Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross blew the race open, passing before the backstretch and opening up almost 20 metres on the French and Kenyan teams. Young star Ajee' Wilson doubled the lead before handing off to Shannon Rowbury while Kenya pulled into second with the field tightening behind them. Rowbury, a world championship bronze medalist more than held her own, crossing the line in 10:36.50, the American team taking almost 12 seconds out of the old record. In their wake, Kenya, Poland, and Australia also finished under the old record.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record	Villanova University (Kathy Franey, Michelle Bennett, Celeste Halliday, Vicki Huber)	10:48.38	Philadelphia, United States	28 April 1988
World Leading	Kenya	10:58.0	Nairobi, Kenya	10 April 2015

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
2 May 2015	21:04	Final

All times are local times (UTC-4)

Results

KEY:

WR

World record

AR

Area record

Final

The final was started at 21:08.

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	5	United States	Treniere Moser, Sanya Richards-Ross, Ajee' Wilson, Shannon Rowbury	10:36.50	WR
	2	Kenya	Selah Jepleting Busienei, Joy Nakhumicha Sakari, Sylivia Chematui Chesebe, Virginia Nyambura Nganga	10:43.35	AR
	6	Poland	Katarzyna Broniatowska, Monika Szczęsna, Angelika Cichocka, Sofia Ennaoui	10:45.32	AR
4	1	Australia	Melissa Duncan, Samantha Lind, Brittany McGowan, Heidi See	10:46.94	AR
5	4	Germany	Diana Sujew, Janin Lindenberg, Christina Hering, Gesa Felicitas Krause	11:06.14
6	3	France	Rénelle Lamote, Elea Mariama Diarra, Clarisse Moh, Claire Perraux	11:06.33